Strategic Wildland Firefighter - Fuels Management

Office of the Secretary of the Interior; Safford (AZ); On-site; USD 84,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Secretary of the Interior is seeking Wildland Firefighters (Fuels Management) for locations including Safford, AZ and Las Cruces, NM. This Direct-Hire vacancy offers two openings with a pay range of $83,639 to $108,738 per year.

Experience in firefighting is a mandatory prerequisite; there is no qualifying education specified for the GW-11 level. The position falls under the Fed Transition hiring path.

Qualifications

• Prior firefighting experience is a mandatory prerequisite.
• There is no qualifying education for the GW-11 grade level.
• This position is open under the Fed Transition hiring path.

Responsibilities

• Wildland firefighters provide local expertise for short and long-term strategic fire management planning, assessments, and interagency and/or unit fire management plans.
• Use expertise to analyze and resolve unique problems relating to the development, execution, and monitoring of local fire management issues.
• Provide advice and guidance in adaptation of policies, standards, methods, and guidelines received from national and regional levels to local conditions.
• Coordinating and integrating fire management related topics, issues, and solutions.
• Providing input to the development of plans and agreements, and working closely with counterparts from other federal, state, or local partner agencies.

Job description

Office of the Secretary of the Interior is seeking Wildland Firefighters (Fuels Management) for locations including Safford, AZ and Las Cruces, NM. This Direct-Hire vacancy offers two openings with a pay range of $83,639 to $108,738 per year.

Experience in firefighting is a mandatory prerequisite; there is no qualifying education specified for the GW-11 level. The position falls under the Fed Transition hiring path.